Lactobacillus casei BL23 Produces Microvesicles Carrying Proteins That Have Been Associated with Its Probiotic Effect

Archaea, bacteria, and eukarya secrete membrane microvesicles (MVs) as a mechanism for intercellular communication. We report the isolation and characterization of MVs from the probiotic strain Lactobacillus casei BL23. MVs were characterized using analytical high performance techniques, DLS, AFM an...

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Main Authors: A. Paula Domínguez Rubio, Jimena H. Martínez, Diana C. Martínez Casillas, Federico Coluccio Leskow, Mariana Piuri, Oscar E. Pérez
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2017-09-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmicb.2017.01783/full